Disrupting colonial pedagogies : theories and transgressions / / edited by Jillian Ford and Nathalia E. Jaramillo

• Pubblicazione: University of Illinois Press, 2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Disciplina: 305.42
• Soggetto topico: Womanism; Sex discrimination against women; Male domination (Social structure); Critical pedagogy
• Persona (resp. second.): FordJillian; JaramilloNathalia E.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Jillian Ford and Nathalia Jaramillo edit a collection of writings by women that examine womanist worldviews in philosophy, theory, curriculum, public health, and education. Drawing on thinkers like bell hooks and Cynthia Dillard, the essayists challenge the colonizing hegemonies that raise and sustain patriarchal and male-centered systems of teaching and learning. Part One examines how womanist theorizing and creative activity offer a space to study the impact of conquest and colonization on the Black female body and spirit. In Part Two, the contributors look at ways of using text, philosophy, and research methodologies to challenge colonizing and colonial definitions of womanhood, enlightenment, and well-being. The essays in Part Three undo the colonial pedagogical project and share the insights they have gained by freeing themselves from its chokehold. Powerful and interdisciplinary, Disrupting Colonial Pedagogies challenges colonialism and its influence on education to advance freer and more just forms of knowledge making"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Disrupting colonial pedagogies
• ISBN: 0-252-05497-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911049140303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II